autograph or note of authentication written on a box containing an art work
making paper umbrellas; overlaying an umbrella framework; paper umbrella maker
to redeem; to take out of pawn; to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer)
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
on the brink of; morning and evening; day and night
forking the rook while checking the king
accompanying note; postscript
manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period)
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
making some money; earning
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
domain administration (Edo period); clan administration
archery range; brothel (covering up as an archery range)
controlling; suppressing; quelling
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)
to cut; to slit; to slash
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)